Medicare premiums set for second-largest increase in its history

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has confirmed the standard monthly premium will rise to $202.90 next year.
Health Affairs

Medicare Risk Adjustment Overhaul Raises Critical Questions

In late 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services previewed a significant revision to the risk-adjustment model ...

The Changes Ahead: Medicare Premiums Are Rising in 2026, but Drug Costs Will Drop

Medicare Part B premiums are jumping 12% in 2026. Learn about new costs, Advantage plan cuts, and the enrollment deadline ...
Insurancenewsnet.com

Regulators critical of Medicare snags and no-show CMS

A representative from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was scheduled to dial in to a recent meeting of state regulators to hear concerns about Medicare administration. But CMS ...

Complaints about gaps in Medicare Advantage networks are common. Federal enforcement is rare.

Government documents show that federal regulators rarely warn plans that their networks of health providers are so skimpy ...

Medicare costs will eat a big chunk of older Americans’ Social Security cost-of-living increase next year

The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B will be $202.90 in 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said ...
The Post-Journal

Medicaid Rates For 2026 Have Been Released

Question: When do we find out what the 2026 Medicare rates will be? Answer: It is that time of year when lots of new information is announced. I am very pleased to say that we finally have the answers ...

How rising Medicare premiums could impact your 2026 Social Security check

A higher Medicare Part B premium in 2026 could erode next year's cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients, ...